Help with school list nontrad 518 MCAT

[cc2233]

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[ciestar]

I think your chances look good! I would add the other two NJ schools to your list, though.

 

[cc2233]

I think your chances look good! I would add the other two NJ schools to your list, though.

Thanks for the feedback! Any suggestions on more schools I should add?

 

[cc2233]

@Goro @Faha Do I have a shot at T20 schools/should I bother applying? I'm ORM and MCAT is a little low for these schools. I also don't know if my gap years in consulting will be viewed favorably considering my firm is popular with big pharma

 

[Goro]

@Goro @Faha Do I have a shot at T20 schools/should I bother applying? I'm ORM and MCAT is a little low for these schools. I also don't know if my gap years in consulting will be viewed favorably considering my firm is popular with big pharma

Yes, you're golden

Suggest deleting the SUNYs, adding the other NJ schools, JHU, Albany (maybe), U MD (maybe), Vandy, U MI, UVM, Gtown (maybe)

 

[Willy38]

If you are thinking MD/MBA you should add Yale, Stanford, and Uchicago to that list. (If being strict then take off Hopkins bc of MBA interests).

 

[vrazzles]

To OP, IMHO, you should shadow primary care a bit. Take this with a grain of salt. I am but a lowly pre-med.

 

[RTC19]

To OP, IMHO, you should shadow primary care a bit. Take this with a grain of salt. I am but a lowly pre-med.

Seconded.

Granted, I am a premed as well, but our adcoms have reiterated many times that longitudinal primary care shadowing is strongly preferred. I think it was gyngyn (she's a practicing OB/GYN and admissions committee member for those who don't know her, OP) who also grows concerned when an applicant only shadows in surgery as OP has, as surgeons in the OR do not represent what docs, even surgeons, do the vast majority of the time.

 

[cc2233]

Hi everyone, thanks so much for the feedback! I'll look into shadowing primary care in the next few months

 

[cc2233]

If you are thinking MD/MBA you should add Yale, Stanford, and Uchicago to that list. (If being strict then take off Hopkins bc of MBA interests).

Would I have a shot at these schools, esp. Stanford, without pubs?

 

[Willy38]

Would I have a shot at these schools, esp. Stanford, without pubs?

I think its worth a shot. I had zero research on my app and it worked out. Probably depends how you spin your app. Again these are more worth considering since you are thinking MD/MBA. Also, Yale and Harvard have a combined agreement with Stanford GSB where we can do the MD/MBA in 5 years rather than the traditional 6 if you are set on doing the MBA there.

 

[Orthopedics101]

I think its worth a shot. I had zero research on my app and it worked out. Probably depends how you spin your app. Again these are more worth considering since you are thinking MD/MBA. Also, Yale and Harvard have a combined agreement with Stanford GSB where we can do the MD/MBA in 5 years rather than the traditional 6 if you are set on doing the MBA there.

I can't find any information about this on Yale's website. Do you have a link that you can send to me?

 

[Willy38]

I can't find any information about this on Yale's website. Do you have a link that you can send to me?

Joint & Dual Degrees

Under study opportunities outside Stanford at the bottom of the page.

 

[cc2233]

I think its worth a shot. I had zero research on my app and it worked out. Probably depends how you spin your app. Again these are more worth considering since you are thinking MD/MBA. Also, Yale and Harvard have a combined agreement with Stanford GSB where we can do the MD/MBA in 5 years rather than the traditional 6 if you are set on doing the MBA there.

Thanks so much! This was really helpful

 

[CardioAlways3524]

There are always more things you can do to beef up your application, but stay encouraged through this process! I was a nontrad applicant and was able to get accepted in my first cycle with mediocre grades and mcat.